BBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesNowAuthor Edna O'Brien dies at age of 93BBC News - Charlotte GallagherAcclaimed Irish author, Edna O'Brien, has died at the age of 93. Her literary agent, PFD, and publisher, Faber, said she died peacefully on Saturday after a long illness. They said their thoughts were with her "family and friends, in particular her sons Marcus and Carlo". Born in rural County Clare in …
BBC Newsflipped into WorldNowIsrael-Hezbollah: Rocket strike puts foes on brink of all-out warBBC News - Mark LowenAt the University of Haifa, less than 50km (30 miles) from Israel’s border with Lebanon, they’re taking no chances. The morning after a rocket fell on a football field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing 12 children and teenagers, the university authorities announced that all staff based …
BBC Newsflipped into Top Stories1 hour agoFamily of kicked Manchester Airport man concerned for policeBBC News - Jonny ManningThe family of man who was kicked in the head by police at Manchester Airport have said they are concerned for any injured officers after a second video emerged. Footage shared online showed a Greater Manchester Police firearms officer striking a man twice as he lay on the ground at about 20:30 BST …
BBC Newsflipped into Top Stories1 hour agoParisians’ Olympic spirit not dampened – but grumbles remainBBC News - James FitzGeraldAhead of the Olympics, some Parisians were grumbling. Security issues and overcrowding had been among locals' top concerns in the preceding weeks, which were also an immensely turbulent period in the country’s politics. Making matters worse was Friday’s wave of co-ordinated arson attacks on the …
BBC Newsflipped into World1 hour agoOlympics 2024: Wrong national anthem played for South Sudan teamBBC News - Nick Ericsson & Natasha BootyThe Olympic organisers in France played the wrong national anthem for South Sudan ahead of the country's opening men's basketball game against Puerto Rico. Spectators in the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Sunday booed as the Sudanese anthem was played instead of that of South Sudan. The audio was corrected …
BBC Newsflipped into Top Stories1 hour agoDerna floods: Libyan officials jailed over disasterBBC News - Clizia Sala & Natasha BootyTwelve Libyan officials have received sentences ranging between nine and 27 years in prison for their role in catastrophic dam collapses that killed more than 4,000 people last September. Entire neighbourhoods in the city of Derna were swept away, and evacuation efforts were botched. The convicted …